So it's difficult to provide and document a configuration file like this?

---
# Put your ntp nameservers here
#  Example:
# nameserver ntp.busybox.net
nameserver ntp.example.com
nameserver ntp2.example.com
---

I can see that we'll be using the full version of ntpd on our distro.
 You've fully convinced me that it's the most wise choice to make.

Thank you,

Mike Dean

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Engineer
EMAC, Inc.
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On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 3:00 PM, Michael Conrad <[email protected]>wrote:

> On 3/18/2014 3:54 PM, Mike Dean wrote:
>
>> So you're telling me that a plain text script which takes more than 300
>> bytes is a better solution than an option that could be configured out?
>>  But your full text option, enabled by default, takes less than 300 bytes I
>> suppose?
>>
>
> I'm not sure I follow.  Harald suggested adding 23 bytes to your existing
> script, and adds the convenience of a config file where there wasn't before.
>
> You could add that same minimal config file in C, and it would take a lot
> more than 23 bytes.
>
> Either way, the "config file" will be a thing specific to busybox ntpd and
> you will have the exact same documentation problem in teaching people how
> to use it, then they have learning about the "-p" command line switch.
>
> If you want to be compatible with a standard tool, and support "ntp.conf",
> then you gain the popularly-available documentation, but add a significant
> amount of code.
>
> Neither way is really ideal.  So if you want to add a non-ideal solution,
> it should be done in a distro-specific script.
>
> -Mike
>
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